Title

Abusive Supervision And Workplace Deviance And The Moderating Effects Of Negative Reciprocity Beliefs

Keywords

abusive supervision; reciprocity; workplace deviance

Abstract

In this study, the authors examine the relationship between abusive supervision and employee workplace deviance. The authors conceptualize abusive supervision as a type of aggression. They use work on retaliation and direct and displaced aggression as a foundation for examining employees' reactions to abusive supervision. The authors predict abusive supervision will be related to supervisor-directed deviance, organizational deviance, and interpersonal deviance. Additionally, the authors examine the moderating effects of negative reciprocity beliefs. They hypothesized that the relationship between abusive supervision and supervisor-directed deviance would be stronger when individuals hold higher negative reciprocity beliefs. The results support this hypotheses. The implications of the results for understanding destructive behaviors in the workplace are examined. © 2007 American Psychological Association.

Publication Date

7-1-2007

Publication Title

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume

92

Issue

4

Number of Pages

1159-1168

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.92.4.1159

Socpus ID

34548831353 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/34548831353

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